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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A sulphid of antimony, lead, and silver occurring in steel-gray orthorhombic crystals with brilliant metallic luster: found in Hungary and Bolivia. Also called sundtite and webnerite.

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  • noun mineralogy A white mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.

Etymologies

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Named for Hungarian amateur mineralogist Andor von Semsey +‎ -ite.

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